I have being avoiding so many things lately.
I knew that once school started, my fitness would begin to deteriorate! I have less time! So I have been working out like... 5 times a week.. for like 1-1.5 hours. I used to do like 2-2.5 hours about 5 times a week. I do have cross country... but that doesn't make up for much lost time... especially strength training.
But I just slowly moved slowly away from being determined to go to the gym... more assignments piled up and tests popped up. I tried going in the morning before school.. which doesn't work too well unless I only do strength training. I don't sweat as much then, so I can get away with not taking a shower, or just not washing my hair. Drying my hair takes too long...
I mean, sure. I'd have time, but I have to sleep.
So basically... I can't make excuses anymore. I might quit my one job. I've been saying this for 2-3 weeks now. I really don't know when I'll quit. If I do anytime soon.
So I guess I should be setting some more goals...
Well. Running first of all. Update! For cross country, I am a senior girl which means I run 5km. Out of our whole cross country team, it is mostly senior girls. I'm the only grade 12, the others are grade 11s.
Anyways, I went to the first invitational and I got 16th out of 61 senior girls! It was AWESOME! Except for the insane amount of hills, horse shit, sand, twigs, rocks and mud. But otherwise it was so fun! I ran 23:36 or something like that.
So my pace averaged 4:41.
I really REALLY want it down to 4:20. Bay of quinte is... in 19 days? If I run 16 of those days... and run 5km each time + do other things like speed training and I can do things like use the treadmill to keep my pace steady.... I might be able to do that. But it is still going to be a struggle... even if I can't get it down by BOQ... if I can get it down for COSSA I can make it to OFSSA! But honestly... its not like that is an unrealistic goal... but very difficult to make it to OFSSA. You must be in the top 3 from COSSA or in the top 2 teams (our team is dead last). I figure that based on COSSA results from last year, if I run a 4:20 pace I can be 5th. But if I run my 4:41 pace I would've been... 17th. GAHH! 3rd place runner last year ran at 4:11.
I'm so mad at myself for not starting running earlier! But thats okay. Maybe I'll do varsity in Uni.
But on the plus side, I am the fastest female runner at my school. :)
Okay other than the 4:20 goal...
I will work on my upper body strength. My arms are actually so weak. I work them out all the time, but something is just not working. I think I need to get more creative with my arm routine. Like going across monkey bars like a zillion times and weird shit like that.
Well. Now that I've got all of that off my chest...
I knew that once school started, my fitness would begin to deteriorate! I have less time! So I have been working out like... 5 times a week.. for like 1-1.5 hours. I used to do like 2-2.5 hours about 5 times a week. I do have cross country... but that doesn't make up for much lost time... especially strength training.
But I just slowly moved slowly away from being determined to go to the gym... more assignments piled up and tests popped up. I tried going in the morning before school.. which doesn't work too well unless I only do strength training. I don't sweat as much then, so I can get away with not taking a shower, or just not washing my hair. Drying my hair takes too long...
I mean, sure. I'd have time, but I have to sleep.
So basically... I can't make excuses anymore. I might quit my one job. I've been saying this for 2-3 weeks now. I really don't know when I'll quit. If I do anytime soon.
So I guess I should be setting some more goals...
Well. Running first of all. Update! For cross country, I am a senior girl which means I run 5km. Out of our whole cross country team, it is mostly senior girls. I'm the only grade 12, the others are grade 11s.
Anyways, I went to the first invitational and I got 16th out of 61 senior girls! It was AWESOME! Except for the insane amount of hills, horse shit, sand, twigs, rocks and mud. But otherwise it was so fun! I ran 23:36 or something like that.
So my pace averaged 4:41.
I really REALLY want it down to 4:20. Bay of quinte is... in 19 days? If I run 16 of those days... and run 5km each time + do other things like speed training and I can do things like use the treadmill to keep my pace steady.... I might be able to do that. But it is still going to be a struggle... even if I can't get it down by BOQ... if I can get it down for COSSA I can make it to OFSSA! But honestly... its not like that is an unrealistic goal... but very difficult to make it to OFSSA. You must be in the top 3 from COSSA or in the top 2 teams (our team is dead last). I figure that based on COSSA results from last year, if I run a 4:20 pace I can be 5th. But if I run my 4:41 pace I would've been... 17th. GAHH! 3rd place runner last year ran at 4:11.
I'm so mad at myself for not starting running earlier! But thats okay. Maybe I'll do varsity in Uni.
But on the plus side, I am the fastest female runner at my school. :)
Okay other than the 4:20 goal...
I will work on my upper body strength. My arms are actually so weak. I work them out all the time, but something is just not working. I think I need to get more creative with my arm routine. Like going across monkey bars like a zillion times and weird shit like that.
Well. Now that I've got all of that off my chest...
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